Freddie Owens executed; activists embraced, prayed at Department of Corrections
The Greenville News will be providing live coverage from Columbia today leading up to the execution of Freddie Owens.
South Carolina death row inmate asks governor for clemency
A South Carolina inmate scheduled to be executed Friday is asking Gov. Henry McMaster to spare his life, something no governor in the state has done since the death penalty was restarted nearly 50 years ago.
South Carolina executes first inmate in 13 years
South Carolina has executed Greenville County killer Freddie Owens, the first death row inmate to be put to death by the state in 13 years. Owens, 46, was executed shortly before 6:45 p.m. on Friday,
Freddie Owens executed in South Carolina despite questions over guilt, mother's plea
His execution began at 6:35 p.m. ET and he was pronounced dead 20 minutes later at 6:55 p.m. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. A South Carolina jury found Owens guilty of murdering Irene Grainger Graves,
State lawmaker Deon Tedder asks South Carolina governor to delay execution of Freddie Owens citing ‘new information’
State Sen. Deon Tedder (D-Charleston) is urging South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) to delay the execution of Freddie Eugene Owens just hours before the 46-year-old man is scheduled to die by lethal injection on Friday night.
South Carolina executes Freddie Owens; first state inmate to die in 13 years
Officials in South Carolina have executed Freddie Owens, convicted in the 1997 murder of a convenience store clerk, marking the state's first execution in more than a decade.
Live: Freddie Owens executed. First execution in South Carolina since 2011
The Greenville News will be providing live coverage from Columbia today leading up to the execution of Freddie Owens.
Alert: South Carolina inmate Freddie Owens dies by lethal injection in state’s first execution in 13 years
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Flags to be flown half-staff in SC for POW/MIA Recognition Day
The Office of Governor Henry McMaster has issued a notification that all flags on state and local public buildings will be ...
Activists deliver petition asking Gov. McMaster to grant clemency to Freddie Owens
Freddie Owens is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Friday. Petition includes more than 10,000 signatures; a ...
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McMaster has the power to commute death row inmate sentence. Will the SC governor use it?
SC Governor Henry McMaster has the power to commute Freddie Owens’ death sentence. But he won’t say whether he’ll do it until the execution. Tracy Glantz [email protected] COLUMBIA ...
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Gov. Henry McMaster makes two disaster declaration requests following Tropical Storm Debby
Governor Henry McMaster requested Monday a Presidential Disaster Declaration and a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) ...
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Gov. Henry McMaster announces retirement of SCDHHS director Robert Kerr
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Governor Henry McMaster announced on Monday South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (SCDHHS) director Robert Kerr is set to retire from his position.
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South Carolina prepares for first execution in 13 years
His last chance to avoid death is for Republican South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster to commute his sentence to life in prison. McMaster said he will follow historical tradition and announce his ...
Editorial: SC has at least 3 better ways than school vouchers to help poor kids
Gov Henry McMaster, Education Superintendent Ellen Weaver want to revive unconstitutional voucher law; Legislature tolerates ...
Why are flags flying at half-staff in South Carolina?
How long will flags be at half-staff? S.C. flags will be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sundown on Friday, Sept. 20. Where will flags be flown at half-staff? McMaster ordered ...